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diff --git a/doc/git-annex-enable-tor.mdwn b/doc/git-annex-enable-tor.mdwn index 1c1738027..f06966400 100644 --- a/doc/git-annex-enable-tor.mdwn +++ b/doc/git-annex-enable-tor.mdwn @@ -4,14 +4,18 @@ git-annex enable-tor - enable tor hidden service # SYNOPSIS +git annex enable-tor + sudo git annex enable-tor $(id -u) # DESCRIPTION This command enables a tor hidden service for git-annex. -It has to be run by root, since it modifies `/etc/tor/torrc`. -Pass it your user id number, as output by `id -u` +It modifies `/etc/tor/torrc` to register the hidden service. If run as a +normal user, it will try to use sudo/su/etc to get root access to modify +that file. If you run it as root, pass it your non-root user id number, +as output by `id -u` After this command is run, `git annex remotedaemon` can be run to serve the tor hidden service, and then `git-annex p2p --gen-address` can be run to |